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Lady Elliot Island: A paradise island where you make a pledge
On Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, tourists can play a role in an island’s epic regeneration story. “Mantas!” Master Reef Guide Kirsty Whitman didn’t need to tell me twice. Peering down through my snorkel mask in the direction of her pointed finger, I spotted a huge male manta ray trailing a female in perfect sync –…
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Nagorno-Karabakh: Almost 30,000 refugees have fled to Armenia
By Sarah Rainsford in Goris, Armenia & Antoinette Radford in London BBC News The number of people who have fled Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia has risen to nearly 30,000, a day after a massive fuel blast killed at least 68 people. Many blast victims were refilling their cars to leave Karabakh after Baku claimed control. Nearly…
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy reaches a crossroads as shutdown looms
By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington There are less than five days to go before the US government shuts down and Kevin McCarthy has a choice to make. The Speaker of the US House of Representatives must either find a way for his narrow Republican majority to fund federal agencies or seek the help of…
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Robert Menendez: Senator faces growing pressure from fellow Democrats to resign
By Kayla Epstein BBC News, New York US Senator Robert Menendez faces growing pressure from his fellow Democrats to resign following a federal indictment on bribery charges. The latest to join the chorus is his fellow New Jersey senator Cory Booker who said “stepping down is best for those Senator Menendez has spent his life…
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Russian disinformation most active on X, formerly known as Twitter, EU says
By Chris Vallance Technology reporter, BBC News X, formerly Twitter, has the biggest proportion of disinformation of six big social networks, a European Commission study has suggested. It examined over 6,000 unique social media posts across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, and YouTube. The study analysed content in three countries deemed particularly at risk to…
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Canada’s Speaker quits after Nazi in parliament row
The Speaker of Canada’s House of Commons has resigned after unwittingly praising a Ukrainian man who fought for a Nazi unit and inviting him to parliament. After first resisting calls to step down, Anthony Rota quit on Tuesday after meeting party leaders in Ottawa. “I must step down as your Speaker,” he said in Parliament.…
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Offshore wind: Trump blames whale deaths on turbines
By Marco Silva & Jake Horton BBC Verify Former US President Donald Trump has claimed that wind turbines off the coast of the US “are causing whales to die in numbers never seen before”. These claims have attracted significant attention on social media, where a clip of Mr Trump’s speech has now been viewed more…
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JP Morgan settles Epstein lawsuits with US Virgin Islands and Jes Staley
JP Morgan Chase has reached settlements with the US Virgin Islands and former executive Jes Staley to resolve lawsuits over its alleged dealings with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It will pay $75m to the territory, which alleged the bank facilitated Epstein’s sex trafficking ring. JPMorgan did not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement. Lawyers…
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Amazon: US accuses online giant of illegal monopoly
US regulators have sued Amazon, alleging that the internet giant is illegally maintaining monopoly power. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Amazon uses “a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies” to push up prices and stifle competition. Amazon said the lawsuit was “wrong on the facts and law, and we look forward to making…
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David Walliams sues company behind Britain’s Got Talent
By Lizo Mzimba Entertainment correspondent, BBC News David Walliams has filed a High Court case against the production company that makes ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent. The action against FremantleMedia is listed as dealing with data protection. No other details have been given. The actor, comedian and author was a judge on the show from 2012…